The Priory Federation of Academies Trust

The Priory Federation of Academies
Motto sic itur ad astra
'by the good deeds you do, you will be remembered in the stars for eternity'
Aeneid, Virgil
Predecessor The Priory LSST
Moorlands Infant School
Usher Junior School
Ancaster High School
City of Lincoln Community College
Central Technology and Sports College
The Grantham Church High School
Merged into 2008
Founder Richard Gilliland
Type Academy Trust
Headquarters Priory House
Location
  • Cross O'Cliff Hill, Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England LN5 8PW
Region
Lincolnshire
Services Education
Membership
approx. 4800 students
Chairman
 Howard Gee
Chief Executive
 Ian Jones
The Priory Federation of Academies Board of Trustees
Revenue (2015)
£31m[1]
Website http://www.prioryfederation.co.uk

The Priory Federation of Academies Trust is a non-profit charitable trust and the governing body for four academy schools in Lincolnshire, England. The schools are directly funded by the Department for Education and are independent of the local authority. The schools currently within the federation are The Priory Academy LSST- the lead academy of the federation,[2] The Priory Witham Academy, Priory City of Lincoln Academy and The Priory Ruskin Academy.[3] The trust was formed in 2008 with the stated aims of "raising educational standards and improving the life chances of students in the Lincolnshire area."[4] The Federation is run by, and is accountable to, a board of trustees including the headmasters of all the schools, a Chairman and other individuals from relevant local and national organizations. The federation currently has around 4800 students.

The Centre des Étoiles, Normandy

Opened in 2009, the Centre des Étoiles (translated from French as the 'Centre of Stars', taken from the Federation logo and motto) is an activity centre in Lower Normandy, France, close to the town of Bayeux. The centre, owned by the Federation, not the school itself, was bought at an initial purchase price of £400,000 and underwent a three-year £1,400,000 development programme.

All schools within the federation sends new Year 7 pupils to the centre. The Priory Academy LSST also uses the centre for its Year 8 Dual Linguist pupils, a year 9 History trip to the battlefields and war graves of northern France, Combined Cadet Force and A Level French pupils. The school uses it as part of their Sixth Form Induction Programme and both The Priory City of Lincoln Academy and The Priory Witham Academy uses the centre as part of its intervention programme. The centre has also been used for a range of Federation Conferences including: the Oxbridge Conference, the Lincolnshire Leadership Conference and the University Guide for First Generation Students Conference. The Priory Lions squad has used the centre as a training camp. The Federation's CCF has used it as part of their development programme. The Academies' History departments worked on a rewrite of the History National Curriclum at the centre and staff have used the centre as a base for their ECDL training.

Visits have been to the Bayeux Tapestry and Cathedral, The 'Gold' D-Day beach at Arromanches-les-Bains, and La Cité de la Mer in Cherbourg. While on visits, pupils are attached to their Federation Houses, which override individual Academy Houses. They are Szabo, Bonaparte, Rollo and D'Arc. House badges are displayed on pupils' lapels when back at their respective Academies.

2012 Federation Financial Scandal

In March 2012 an Education Department audit uncovered widespread financial irregularities within the Priory Federation centred around Chief Executive Richard Gilliland and Financial Director Stephen Davies.[5] Both men were later found not guilty on all charges.

References

  1. ↑ http://www.prioryacademies.co.uk/attachments/download.asp?file=11&type=pdf
  2. ↑ http://thelincolnite.co.uk/2012/12/new-chief-executive-for-lincoln-academy-group/
  3. ↑ "Police investigate riding lessons and sex games at academies' expense". The Independent. London. 28 April 2012. p. 2.
  4. ↑ Whitelam, Paul (11 September 2014). "Former chief executive of Lincoln's Priory Federation of Academies Richard Gilliland denies six fraud charges". Lincolnshire Echo. Lincoln. Retrieved 17 September 2014.
  5. ↑ https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/342848/Investigation_report_Priory_Federation_of_Academies_Trust.pdf

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